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Friday, July 31, 2009

mobile



Engadget mobile reviews Nokia's Surge
Engadget mobile reviews Nokia's Surge. by Darren Murph, posted Jul 31st 2009 at 1:20PM. Some might say that the phone you're peering at above is the most un-Nokia-like Nokia device produced in quite some time (if not ever), but remember ...

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youtube - Yauch Announcement
youtube, Programs, Help, Policy, Discover. Contact Us � Advertising � Help Resources � Privacy Policy � youtube on Your Phone � Company Info � Developers � youtube Handbook � Terms of Service � youtube on Your Site ...

Thursday, July 30, 2009

howto



How to make kombucha - Boing Boing
How to make kombucha. Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, July 29, 2009 2:35 PM | permalink. I first started making kombucha in 1995, but when we had our first child in 1997, I was knocked out of many patterns, including making this tasty ...

apple



No, apple Still Isn't Going to CES - apple CES - Gizmodo
The WSJ says they totally are. Ryan Block says that the WSJ is full of shit. But wait, haven't we had this conversation before? Like, a few times?

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

asp



asp Announces Inaugural asp World Junior Tour Commencement for .
asp World Junior Tour events will also be encouraged to run in venues holding excellent surf, further preparing the athletes for competition at the highest levels of the sport. %26ldquo;We will be taking the asp World Junior Tour to the best ...

DIY



Make: Online : DIY tilt-shift lens
Maker Bhautik Joshi built this excellent tilt-shift lens using a T-mount adapter, rubber plumbing coupling, and a medium format lens found on eBay. It may not be as precise as a conventional tilt-shift lens, but it does produce an ...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

nokia



Q-Tip DJing @ nokia Theatre on Michael Jackson's birthday w/ Mark .
A Birthday Celebration for Michael Jackson" at the nokia Theatre Times Square. Q-Tip will be joined in the DJ booth by special invited guests Grammy award-winning producer/artist Mark Ronson and the legendary DJ Spinna." ...

youtube



youtube Videos Downloader TubeQueue
You have many different programs and services at your disposal if you want to download videos from the popular video portal youtube. There are web browser.

Monday, July 27, 2009

howto



howto use physics to beat "how many candies in the jar" games .
Here's an Australian physics teacher using principles of molecular physics (the "packing fraction") to "shark" games where you are asked to guess the number of M%26Ms (or, presumably, other ellipsoid candy) in a jar. How to shark a 'guess ...

apple



apple Tablet May Launch in September
Rumors of an apple tablet - essentially a large iPhone or iPod touch - have been swirling for over a year. Today the Financial Times is adding credibility to.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

asp



OpenForum %26ndash; new asp.NET MVC based forum - Gunnar Peipman's asp.NET .
By default it uses same users database that asp.NET offers so you have all features for users management available. Visitors can log in or register as users through site user interface. I think OpenForum, like it is currently, ...

mobile



Japan mobile
*And* we get to use all Yahoo mobile hotspots for free. The best thing is that most of the people I know use Softbank meaning that calls from 1AM through to 9PM are free. If you are moving to Japan then I recommend Softbank. ...

Saturday, July 25, 2009

hacks



10 Handy WordPress Comments hacks | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing .
Comments sections are neglected on many blogs. That is definitely a bad thing, because comments represent interaction between you and your readers. In this article,

nokia



nokia Buys Social Addressbook Startup Cellity For The Team
German mobile startup Cellity is getting acquired by nokia. The sale price was not disclosed, but it is not likely to be more ...

Friday, July 24, 2009

DIY



Craftzine.com blog : DIY Earrings Frame
Teresa Franco made this simple earrings frame using plastic canvas inside a frame to hold and display all her earrings....

apple



Microsoft bows to apple's pressure, changes Laptop Hunter ad
As usual, the truth lies somewhere in between. But a little whining from apple isn't going to stop Microsoft from running the ads.%26rdquo; ...

Thursday, July 23, 2009

DIY



Make: Online : MAKE, Volume 19: DIY green surfboard
Who is this man and what is he smiling about? Pictured above is our very own Copy Chief Keith Hammond, and he's grinning ear to ear for a number of reasons. First, he's doing what he loves best. Second,...

hacks



10 Handy WordPress Comments hacks | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing .
Comments sections are neglected on many blogs. That is definitely a bad thing, because comments represent interaction between you and your readers. In this article,

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

youtube



Show Off: youtube Now Lets You Share Just How Well Your Video Is .
youtube has always given you the chance to show off how well your videos are doing, but only to a limited extent. Aside ...

mobile



Microsoft acknowledges the mobile Xbox question, Live Anywhere due .
While hard at work trying to devise a mobile device strategy, however, its apparently decided that its resources are best spent developing home hardware and "more inviting and innovative experiences for a broader audience, things like 1 ...

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

asp



Simplify calling asp.NET AJAX services from jQuery | Encosia
As jQuery's popularity in the .NET community has risen over the past year, one recurring theme I've seen is the desire to refactor away the details of using.

asp



Simplify calling asp.NET AJAX services from jQuery | Encosia
As jQuery's popularity in the .NET community has risen over the past year, one recurring theme I've seen is the desire to refactor away the details of using.

nokia



nokia 6760 Slide - nokia 6760 Slide Arrives In Europe
nokia 6760 Slide - Our friends living across the Atlantic will finally be able to get their hands on the nokia 6760 Slide pretty soon. Somewhat similar to the Surge in terms of design, this new handset will feature the following ...

howto



How-To: Read George Orwell's 1984 on your Kindle - Boing Boing
at any time it seems amazon can "reach in" and delete something you bought, your fault or not. by making your own books for the kindle (using my how-to) you avoid that possibility. even if they remotely delete something you created (i ...

howto



howto carve a Mario mushroom from a radish - Offworld - Boing Boing
howto carve a Mario mushroom from a radish -- Offworld. Posted by Cory Doctorow, July 20, 2009 12:21 PM | permalink. Over on Offworld, our Brandon's spotted step-by-step instructions for carving Mario mushrooms from radishes! ...

Thursday, July 09, 2009

asp



Event Handling using asp.NET Ajax
Joydip Kanjilal, MVP examines how you can use the Microsoft Ajax Library to raise and handle events in your applications and provides some best practices when using event handling in Ajax-enabled web applications.

mobile



HTC Hero vs. T-mobile myTouch 3G. fight!
They're still both great phones, but the Hero really feels like a million bucks, while the myTouch feels a bit like a toy. Unfortunately, only one of them just went up for pre-order on T-mobile, and it's not the one we want to marry. ...

youtube



youtube Video Shows DC Metro Train Operator Texting
This is certainly not what the Washington DC Metro would want to have out there, but it's yet another example of the availability of video cameras on cell.

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

DIY



Free Marriage Counseling: Do it Yourself
A recent study found that reading research-based articles together as a couple, and applying the advice from those articles to your relationship was just as effective as attending a workshop or seminar.

apple



apple recalls faulty first generation iPod nano players in Korea
While apple may have moved on to selling the 4th generation iPod nano, consumer protection agencies are still focused on gen-1. For good reason too, apparently, as there's mounting evidence that those early white and black plastic ...

hacks



Top 10 WordPress hacks from June '09
Every month, lots of WordPress users are posting new hacks and tips about their favorite blogging platform on their own blog. Here is our personnal selection of the 10 most useful and ashtonishing WordPress hacks from June 2009. ...

nokia



The nokia N97 offers a glimpse of nokia's successful long future .
I posted my first impressions of the white nokia N97 about three weeks ago and have since followed up with several experience posts. In that initial post I also.

howto



How to Mxit a msg to Barack Obama (24 hours only) | Web AddiCT(s);
MXit users throughout Africa will be able to send Barack Obama a message via MXit. Simply compete the questionnaire found at MXit's Tradepost entering your.

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

asp



asp NET Professional Web Design Project
We develop mostly on asp, .NET but PHP is not excluded. We offer full range of services from design to professional webhosting. ... Professional Web Design freelance project is offered at getafreelancer. You will need to have Coder ...

apple



Gizmodo - Can You Spot The Knockoff apple Earbuds? - Knockoff .
The answer is most likely no%26mdash;from this picture at least. Apparently, one of these earbuds is a $14 knockoff from the Philippines.

hacks



cross-site xmlhttprequest with CORS at hacks.mozilla.org
Skip to content. hacks.mozilla.org � hacks.mozilla.org � Blog � About � � (r)evolution number 5 � cross-site xmlhttprequest with CORS. Published. by. Arun Ranganathan. on July 6, 2009. in 35 Days, JavaScript, Standards and ...

mobile



mobile Monday walkthrough, review, discussion, hints and tips at .
We recommend and review the best casual games available on the Web today. Including walkthroughs, discussions and game links for browser games and downloadable computer games. Focused on hidden object, escape-the-room, puzzle, ...

DIY



Gizmodo - DIY Secret Passage Adds Mystery to Your Home - secret .
There's really no doubt about it: secret passages are totally awesome. Which is why I can't help but be smitten by this homemade hidden door that exposes a messy, messy office.

youtube



youtube - Unknown Lifeform in North Carolina Sewer!
An unknown lifeform picked up by sewer snakecam in North Carolina. Believed to be of ET origin. UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand, we will be issuing an off...

Monday, July 06, 2009

nokia



Will nokia Jettison Symbian for Android?
The Guardian reports that nokia (s NOK) is planning a touchscreen mobile phone that runs Google's (s goog) Android operating ...

nokia



Will nokia Jettison Symbian for Android?
The Guardian reports that nokia (s NOK) is planning a touchscreen mobile phone that runs Google's (s goog) Android operating ...

howto



howto Install LAMP server in Jaunty | Ubuntu Geek
We have already discussed howto install LAMP server using the base installation.If you want to install separately use this procedure. Apache2 installation. Install apache2 using the following command. sudo apt-get install apache2 ...

youtube



youtube - Unknown Lifeform in North Carolina Sewer!
An unknown lifeform picked up by sewer snakecam in North Carolina. Believed to be of ET origin. UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand, we will be issuing an off...

mobile



Cherry, The mobile Operator That Doesn't Care Whether You're On Wi .
The chances of me being genuinely amazed at something I see a Belgian tech company achieve are rather slim. But occasionally, it happens. ...

hacks



New Blog Highlights Creative and Ridiculous hacks
Featuring a wide assortment of user-submitted hacks, you'll find a gallery of the most absurd solutions to everyday problems. Smoke alarm busted? Stick a bag of popcorn on your wall. Out of spoons? Nothing a zip tie and some duct tape ...

asp



asp.NET MVC Talk in Reading UK July 3rd - ScottGu's Blog
The second talk is tomorrow (Friday) from 1-4pm at the Microsoft facility in Reading and is on asp.NET MVC. When we first announced it last week it also over-registered quickly. Thankfully my hosts were able to get a larger room this ...

DIY



DIY Eco Speakers allow you to decorate and customize � Coolest Gadgets
DIY Eco Speakers allow you to decorate and customize on Coolest Gadgets.

apple



Touchscreens From apple, Acer and %26hellip; Arrington? - DealBook Blog .
Michael Arrington, founder of the influential tech blog TechCrunch, is about to launch a touch-screen tablet for Web surfing.

DIY



DIY Eco Speakers allow you to decorate and customize � Coolest Gadgets
DIY Eco Speakers allow you to decorate and customize on Coolest Gadgets.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

asp



C# Developer's Guide to asp.NET, XML, and ADO.NET | Global Hi-Tech .
Ajax, shorthand for Asynchronous javascript and XML, is a set of technologies that allows you to create Web applications that don't need to refresh Web pages in the browser. You can operate behind the... asp.Net AJAX Video Tutorials ...

Saturday, July 04, 2009

apple



apple, Acer and%26hellip;Arrington? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Michael Arrington, the founder of the TechCrunch blog, says he will begin selling the CrunchPad, a touch-screen tablet for Web surfing, later this summer.

hacks



Mind hacks: 2009-07-03 Spike activity
Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) URL: Remember me? Yes No. Comments: Neuroscience and psychology tricks to find out what's going on inside your brain. Mind hacks is a book by Tom Stafford and Matt Webb. ...

nokia



PalmAddicts: Brighthand - Impacts of the New nokia-Intel .
I found this editorial over at Brighthand interesting entitled - Impacts of the New nokia-Intel Partnership Could Be Significant. "nokia and Intel have announced a new partner relationship that will define a new mobile platform beyond ...

mobile



Verizon Tour, T-mobile Dash 3G or Sprint Snap? - SlashGear
How you answer whether to buy a Verizon Tour, T-mobile Dash 3G or Sprint Snap smartphone actually depend on which carrier you're current on, or if you're.

howto



HOW TO: Use Wikis for Business Projects
One of the best web tools available to businesses for enabling teamwork and collaboration is the wiki. Here is a guide to using wikis for business projects.

youtube



youtube - Unknown Lifeform in North Carolina Sewer!
UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand, we will be issuing an official statement regarding the video soon.MacLeod@uforadarAn unknown lifeform picked up by sewer ...

howto



HOW TO: Use Wikis for Business Projects
One of the best web tools available to businesses for enabling teamwork and collaboration is the wiki. Here is a guide to using wikis for business projects.

asp



HandleUnknownAction in asp.NET MVC %26ndash; Be Careful - David Hayden .
HandleUnknownAction in asp.NET MVC %26ndash; Be Careful. One of my team members was showing me some code in HandleUnknownAction based upon sample code in the online documentation. Per the documentation: %26ldquo;The following example shows how to ...

DIY



Britain's D.I.Y. Festival - Globespotters Blog - NYTimes.com
London's Association of Independent Music, a non-profit trade organization for independent record companies and distributors in the UK, will host a weeklong celebration of independent music from July 4 to 10.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

apple



French Dessert: Hot apple Souffle � SHIZUOKA GOURMET
apples are everywhere on the markets these days. This is a good time to try something different. It might hot and humid now, but one can appreciate a hot dessert, especially when you are confined within an air-conditioned space all day ...

nokia



Kero Mobile available for nokia N97 and nokia 5800 XpressMusic .
personal blog about mobile technologies, mobile phones, mobile development and Flash Lite.